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Anders Danielsson
Swedish politician
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- Born:
- Jan. 14, 1784, Bondarp, Swed.
- Died:
- April 22, 1839, Surte (aged 55)
Anders Danielsson (born Jan. 14, 1784, Bondarp, Swed.—died April 22, 1839, Surte) was the foremost peasant leader in early 19th-century Sweden. Danielsson was elected to the peasant chamber of the Riksdag (Parliament) in 1809. At the height of his career he came to represent 27 districts in that body, a unique achievement in Swedish parliamentary history. The peasant program for which he fought included such points as reduced military expenditures, mass public education, sharp cutbacks in civil-service spending, free trade, free choice of occupation, and abolition of land taxes. These points were ultimately achieved, as was increased representation in the ...(100 of 130 words)